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24/04/2025 07:02

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RNS Number : 9157F  Filtronic PLC  24 April 2025

 

Filtronic plc

("Filtronic", or the "Company")

 

New Contract Award

 

Collaboration focused on shaping the future of space-based communications

 

Filtronic plc (AIM: FTC), the designer and manufacturer of products for the
aerospace, defence, space and telecoms infrastructure markets, announces a new
contract to develop cutting edge-feeder link technology as part of the
European Space Agency ("ESA") and Viasat's Direct-to-Device ("D2D")
initiative.

 

Filtronic will work closely with Viasat to define the optimal feeder link
requirements and develop high-power RF solutions key to the success of this
proposed, next-generation satellite network.

 

Working towards delivering 5G non-terrestrial services directly to handheld
devices

The contract falls under ESA's Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems
(ARTES 4.0), a programme that stimulates research and development within ESA's
Connectivity and Secure Communications directorate. Viasat and its European
partners, including Filtronic, are working towards the design and procurement
of an Open Architecture LEO network capable of delivering 5G non-terrestrial
services directly to handheld devices.

 

Filtronic's contribution includes advanced feeder link technology for both
satellite payloads and ground stations. These feeder links enable
high-throughput satellite communications, support both uplink
(Earth-to-satellite) and downlink (satellite-to-Earth) transmissions.
Filtronic's expertise in high-performance solid state power amplifiers will
also be instrumental in enabling high data rate feeder links.

 

This work builds on Filtronic's ESA ARTES-contract award in 2023, with
additional support from the UK Space Agency, a sponsor of both the ARTES
programme and Filtronic's participation in the D2D framework.

 

Nat Edington, CEO of Filtronic, commented: "We are proud to contribute our
expertise in high-power RF technology to this groundbreaking project. As
demand for seamless, global connectivity grows, our advanced mmWave solutions
will play a vital role in enabling high-capacity, non-terrestrial networks. We
are excited to work alongside Viasat and ESA to shape the future of
space-based communications.

 

 

 

For further information, visit filtronic.com (https://www.filtronic.com) .

 

Enquiries:

 

 Filtronic plc                                                 Tel. 01740 618800 or investor.relations@filtronic.com
                                                               (mailto:investor.relations@filtronic.com)
 Nat Edington (Chief Executive Officer)
 Michael Tyerman (Chief Financial Officer)

 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited                             Tel. 020 7220 0500
 Jonny Franklin-Adams, Isaac Hooper, Trisyia Jamaludin (Corporate Finance)
 Sunila de Silva, Ondraya Swanson (Corporate Broking)

 Walbrook PR Limited                                           Tel. 020 7933 8780 or filtronic@walbrookpr.com
                                                               (mailto:filtronic@walbrookpr.com)
 Nick Rome

 Joe Walker

 

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